Over 25 years of software development and engineering management experience.
As Director of Product Development for Intuit, Mario led the development of new products for the Quicken product line and managed the development of Intuit's International Products. Prior to that, at Software Publishing Corporation, Mario created Harvard Graphics, which redefined the presentation graphics software category and was largely responsible for the company's growth from $20M to over $100M in revenues. Most recently, Mario was Chief Technology Officer at Babcock & Brown, a leading investment banking firm, where he led a worldwide team and was responsible for all technology strategies and implementations. Mario earned an MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of California at Davis.

Over 18 years experience in software development and systems architecture, with expertise in secure financial systems, network architecture, database design, client server applications and web development.
Prior to founding Avantica Technologies, Luis was the CTO/CIO of Banco Cuscatlán, a leading commercial bank in Costa Rica, where he was responsible for all software development, IT operations and technology strategy for over 12 years.
Luis has an MBA in Banking and Finance from National University.

Over 20 years experience in sales and project development in the technology area. Prior to joining Avantica Technologies, David worked for Unisys Corporation, a technology and consulting company, where he was responsible for the marketing and sales strategies of Unisys Peru as General Manager and as Vice-president of Global Financial Services for the Andean Region. He has a degree in Computing Engineering from the "Universidad Autónoma de Centro América", and has now joined Avantica as General Manager of the newly-opened Peru offices.

Over 12 years of experience in Business Development in the technology and telecom sectors.
Prior to joining Avantica Diego worked in the Venture Capital Industry doing several transactions in highly scalable ventures. Mr. May created an angel group, was the regional Strategic Investments Manager for Intel Capital and served in the boards of technology companies. Prior to this Diego worked in sales and Business Development with Lucent Technologies, and Verizon Communications. Mr. May has a degree in Industrial Engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires (Argentina) and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Business.

Over 13 years experience in systems development and database architecture, concentrating on Internet applications over the last few years. In addition, Henry has expertise in financial applications and network architecture. At Avantica Technologies, Henry has played a key role in the Internet projects developed by the company. Prior to joining the company, Henry was the IT director of a regional bank in Costa Rica. Henry has a BS in Systems Engineering from the University of Costa Rica.

Over 9 years of experience in human resource functions. Prior to joining Avantica Tatiana was the HHRR Manager for a leading Costa Rican software company. In that position Tatiana was responsible for all aspects ranging from training and development, recruiting and selection, motivation, performance evaluations, compensation, organizational climate and talent retention among others. Before this Mrs Lizano had regional HHRR responsibilities with Procter and Gamble in Latin America. Tatiana Lizano graduated from Psichology from the UCR (Universidad de Costa Rica) and got post graduate studies in competencies management in Argentina in Martha Alles institute and in Universidad de Belgrano (Enterprise Anthropology).

Over 19 years experience in accounting and operations management in the banking and securities sector. Prior to joining Avantica Technologies, Manfred worked for Banco Cuscatlán, a leading commercial bank in Costa Rica, where he was responsible for all operational management of a brokerage and mutual funds firms for over 10 years. Manfred has a degree in Public Accounting from the "Universidad Autónoma de Centro América" and an MBA in Banking and Finance from "Fundepos - Universidad de Costa Rica".

Over 13 years experience in systems and database architecture, with extensive experience in project management and systems development. Prior to joining Avantica Technologies, Rodrigo held a consulting position at World Bank's Costa Rican offices and was also project manager at a commercial bank in Costa Rica. Rodrigo has a BS in Systems Engineering and additional studies in finance from the University of Costa Rica.

Over 11 years experience in systems and database architecture, with extensive experience in project management and systems development. Prior to joining Avantica Technologies, Vladimir was IT Manager at a leading commercial bank, where he was responsible for all software development, IT operations and technology strategy.
Vladimir has a BS and an MS in Systems Engineering from the University of Costa Rica.

Over 14 years experience in systems development and database architecture, including the systems development for the financial and pension fund sector of many institutions in Latin America. Prior to joining Avantica Technologies, Juan Carlos worked as an international consultant with Canadian and E.U.A companies in the micro-finance sector worldwide, developing and implementing projects for many countries in Latin America and Africa. Juan Carlos has a BS in Systems Engineering from the University of Costa Rica.